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" PRESIDENT DECIDES V > TO ARM ALL SHIPS d I * (Continued from Page 1) V In x tli our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen and of the lndepend- n, once or tne united States the J 41st." In Signs in Sick lied. pi The president signed the proclama- tl tion calling the extra session of con- j? gress and authorized publication of m the explanatory statement with Sec- sc retary Tumulty standing at his bodside. A severe cold has kept him In from seeing callers for three days and he was put to bed by his physi- j" clan yesterday. j In deciding that he had power to ni arm merchantmen, the president took ft the position that an old statute pass- w ed in 1810, cited in the senate debate bl N as prohibiting such step without con- . grosslonal action, has no application n to the present situation. He is satis- |( fled that the nation stands behind di him and accepts the overwhelming vote in the house on the armed neu- bi trality bill and the opinion of a large o< majority of the senate as proof of the attitude of congress. ^ Although the bill which failed of jr passage in the senate provided for a ni bond issue of $100,000,000 to pay the T expenses of armed neutrality the c< government has Riifflplnnt mnnov _ - * ' gl available for its immediate par- jf poses. Congress will be asked to ^ provide more when the extra session jL convenes. Under a bill passed during the last days of the last congress, the funds at the disposal of the federal war Vl risk bureau to insure American ships tl was increased to $15,000,000. tl Issue Upon (irrinany. ? Armed neutrality is expected to re- ? move the practical blockade of Amer- ^ lean ports and place the issue of b eventual , war squarely upon Qer- m many. An attack upon an armed American vessel will precipitate a li fight if the ship gets sight of the sub- n marine and an unwarned attack will 1* be regarded by the United States as an act of war. ' h Germany and Austria both have ^ declared armed merchantmen war n vessels. e These declarations were based '' largely on the charge that British ? { merchant ships used their armament a ** offensively and it remained to be (( seen whether Germany will so class ^ and treat American craft with de- j, fense arms. The whole of German press comment and unofficial utterances since the question was raised in this country has indicated the conviction that any armed vessel should he consid- ii ered hostile and sunk in the same I way as a belligerent war vessel. | j There has been no official expression | T on the subject. Policy Not Clear. !P German's exact policy towards tt f American vessels sailing through the Si war zone since its proclamation Feb- G, r ruary 1 has not been quite clear, owci lng to the fact that less than a dozen such voyages have been made and it is possible that all the vessels that escaped succeeded in avoiding th p submarines entirely. J It has been suggested that Oer-jti ? many probably Issued instructions to I f( her commanders not to sink American ships without every precaution '' for those on honrd, as a last hope ofl1' keeping America out of the war. The |'* ruthless destruction of passenger lin-j51 era like the California and the La-! conia, however, is felt here to rondei I this belief improbable. ii The effect of America's action up- i(| on other neutral nations will he . h awaited with keen interest. Vessels; 11 of those countries too have been holdw ing to port through terror of the Ger- 1 man menace. | The throttling of neutral shipping If, both British and German exports y have stated to be the most serious re-1 j suit of the German campaign to date e and has exceeded In effects the act- j, ual amount of tonnage destroyed. Several German authorities have in- B, dicated that so long as they could I t< rrorlze neutral vessels and continue'?< their attrition on Hrltish shipping y the eventual starvation of England was certain. ^ is Inralns nn'l Hlra'n* Itelleved. Sloan's Liniment quickly takes the pain out of strains, sprains, bruises and all muscle soreness. A clean, clear liquid easily applied, it quickly ; penetrates without rubbing. Sloan's Liniment does not stain the skin or , clog the pores like mussy plasters or ointments. For chronic rheumatic aches and pains, neuralgia, gout und lumbago have this well-known remedy handy. For the pains of grippe and following sternuous work, it gives oulck relief. At all druggists, | 25c.?Adv. | "* " tni' I.anoa'B /HERE NATURE IS HIDEOUS """ 1 ! You nerd Dr. elta of the Niger One of the Most ory *? stop that Unhealthy Spots Known to balsam Ingredieni ' Mankind. membranes, sooti the antiseptic qui The Niger is the third greatest river ?nd your cold is < i Afrleu and the eleventh in rauk In King's New Disc io world. How did it happen that for years been the s neratlons no one knew the plnce and ... . , , . 1 roiicnu tinn oni/tc i*r iwuiuer 01 us junction with the At- .~~""" ntic? The problem was really a "onies. Get a bn ird nut to crack, though with our handy in your esent methods of American exploru- coughs, colds, cr on and our knowledge of how to live bronchial affectic i the deadly climate of the delta, the gist, 50c.?Adv. ystery would probably liuve been ?lved In a few months. 'CONGRESSMEN The Niger delta, one of the largest INFOIO t the world, stretches 250 miles along ' ,, i Washington, M le const. Most of Its streams are , .. . null; and, skirting the coast, one can ? 10',s,' navi nrdly observe them, so completely are ''lcluding Chalrm ley hidden In the dense region of preventative Butl angrove swamps. Explorers soon are on their way iund that they might struggle for where they go sc eeks up a stream only to prove It a formation as to llnd alley; for a peculiarity of the yards and other lger is that not n few Independent j(jnery includes ! vers form between the delta branches . ' ,, . Id have no connection \ the Niger ^ Va,,eiJo am self. Most of the delta is a network, lT,ie comniitteeni ulicult to enter or to retreat from. ,r'pv in an unodl All nature Is hideous there. The " -? rown waters lazily coursing; the evil <)|Jors of the slime and ooze; the repul- ^'ate of South C; Ive animal life from crocodiles to I County of ytlions, lurking In the shadow for1 By J. E. Stew; lelr prey; and a choice collection of hate, isect plagues including the anopheles Whereas Beck! losqulto with Its poisonous sting. n,ade suit to me hose terrible conditions, persisting for U rs Qf A(lmlnjst bout forty miles inland, are then sue- , .. . , . , and effects of V jeded by solid earth, noble trees and weet air; but the swamp region of the (',M aver deltu Is one of the most forbid- These are, th< Ing parts of Africa.?Cyrus C. Adams, admonish all am i the American Review of Reviews. id red and creditr ceased, that they Halibut and Herring. r?ro mc- ,hp < The halibut and herring fisheries are l)e a< ^"anca ery closely rpluted, for the reason ^ar0^? 1^17, lat the herring Is necessary to bait (thereof, at 11 o'cl ae nooks wntch catch the halibut, and 'to show cause, if ccordlngly when the herring are said Administral shod out or scarce for any other reu- granted, on, the halibut catch falls off. For j Given under lis reason efforts are being made to day of MarCh Ar ring about a repeal or at least a mod-1 * j E Icutlon of the government laws rhlch prevent the taking of herring j 1 nets. The herring are taken In sum-1 ler and must be kept on Ice for use' 1 the halibut season, which is in the Inter. The latter cannot be artificial- i Rj / propagated, ns salmon can, because I HI allbut deposit their eggs on the ocean ottoin. Hence man has not yet found |H 1 way to rob them and incubate the fl ggs. For this reason, if harvested too Hv reely, the supply may some duy run iS ? ut for a time. On this account, steps K re to he tnken to protect the fish by ?] ; closed season. Legislation will prob- !H bly provide an ocean sanctuary to be If! he breeding grounds, In the 1'ucllic I lorthwest. ' * NKWS 1'ltO.M VAX W'Yt'K. Van VVyck, March 12.?The few I lie days of last week have put th" I irmers of this community to work c3 0 i their gardens and on their farms. H 9 ?? here will be a big effort to have % lenty of garden vegetables to heip.H 2 > put down the high cost of living. H I Dine are sowing spring oats while H ? thers are DreDarine to eet in n i.ie K* u rop of the fleecy staple. All should t ti I ml ilopt the slogan "safety first" injn $ ome supplies and cotton as a stir- ,B I < 11 WJ The Van Wyck brick yard is !B ^ ng ready to start up bricK tnak'ng | )r another season The demand VnsjB een great for the tine Van WvckjB rick. Van Wyck clay is among the B I est found in the State for brick- fcj \+'* taking. " The recent rains caused the ("aiwba river and Twelve Mile Creek Q > overflow their banks and do some B ljury to the grain that withstood 9 p lie freezing weather of the winter. B y covering it up with sand or sc It- B tent or draining out by pools of ^9 til Mr. J. L. Tillman spent the week- B nd in Lancaster with relatives and;B [-lends. Messrs. C. It. Yoder, T. II I Wilson and J. M. Yodel- motored toiB .ancaster Sunday to hear Kx-Gov-1?; ^ rnor Patterson of Tennessee, give IB is prohibition lecture. They wen B \\ reatly pleased with the lecture and|l& 1 ay it is worth hearing. Bj Miss Hess Cunningham is spending ;B ?? lie week with her aunt, Mrs. J. M. B ??? oder at Oakdale. *? Miss Kathleen Hates . spent the B reek-end with relatives at Waxhaw. n I m > arch 1:?. IMIT. feverish? Grlnpy? Kind's Now Dlsoov- "SOMETHING ELSE" IN LIFI cold, .the soothing is heal the irritated ?r Little May Be Made of 11 he the sore throat. Observes Writer m Youth's ilitles kill the corn, Companion. luickly relieved. Dr. In rpp,y to fho 'qm,stlon< ?wi,n overy has for 4N js H womnn nf leisure?" a speaker a tandard remedy for n woman's conference amused he i in thousands of audience by giving some definition ittle today and have that she had gathered at a lunclieoi medicine chest for a short time befote, oliserves tIt oup, grippe and all Youth's Companion. Here are some o ma.' At your drug- the answers she received: "A woman of leisure is any womai who hasn't five children." T?~ "A woman who has time to pin SEEKING bridge daytimes." IATION OX COAST "There Is none; she is extinct, ilk larch 10.?Members the dodo." il affairs committee, "The woman who has time to b an Padgett and Re- always telling you how busy she is. er of Pennsylvania. "The woman who is on ten boards to the Pacific coast. 1,1,(1 rTinlly useless on all." (eking first-hand In Z\U ]' ?T * k"?W !" .... , "The' busiest woman in town, wh com ons n na\> njw?yS time to do one thin n.wal woiks. T tie more ?,1(j do It graciously." San Diego, Los An- niny be that the woman of lelsur 1 other coast points. |ins p,?t even the scientific securlt en are making the that belongs to the dodo, which th cial capacity. dictionary assures us. Is but "recent) extinct." Research into the history c ADMINISTRATION woman through the ages may, ir arolina, deed, show that the woman of leisur Lancaster. never was; that she is only a mythman. Judge of Pro- Imwntlne. wistful, alluring. To a daughter who asked what i , leisure, a mother answered: "It Is til lam ( >burn hath Sparo time that woman has, my den to grant him Let- jn which she does something else." ration of the estate That "something else" iias to h William U. Clyburn, dealt with In nearly every life. Wht is the one till: g more that, by hook c ?refore. to cite and by crook, each of us manages to crow il singular the kin- upon the margin of our programs irs of tho said de- The 1nt(JBrt P1 :v or novel or crocht be and appear be- 8t,tc*? Tlie la^st "ism" of phllosoph _ I or nrf nr> mllirlnnl Tt-" ? ? ourt oi torn e, o per|men? jn civics or education? C stei on J 1st day of ^ ^y chunce, n little space fc <t. after publication friendly old tline-hospltnllty, for stud lock in the forenoon, undertaken for the sheer joy of lenri any they have, why Ing, for nelghborllness, for home tltm lion should not be with your own fumlly? Is It not po slble. Indeed, that these things ni rnv hind thil fi?h the real business of life, nnd the fac Z Domini 1917 but the "?thing els.." STEWMAN, ' 4 Probate Judge. BRlHHHHnMBHBBBlHIl V atch Where iturday saw a steady sti to our store, this showi here to get the Best Gr< leanliness, Courts: t aside our store from t e people some of the tii em that we haven t th /hen Grocery serviceis r ; Flyler's L W. E. Plyli p Town Phone 108 ttwmw11 i,.,.sw!< ?tt . six iirximFD losh i n k j n r* f - \vni:\ the mk.mm is srMi Lroup Relieved I London, March 10.?The Hrittslij r?*r. w, ^ transport Mendl, carrying South A: JfllCCH If rii^pn native laborers, was sunk after No need to doso delicate lit! a collision on February 21 ami t'2."? j *dth nauseous drugs or alcolr , Simply r?b a nttlo \ieks"> t persons lost their lives, len of tlie| Salve over tlio throat and ches t persons lost were Europeans, accord i pors inhaled loosen the t?>ii|j r ing to the announcement by Premier phlogra and ouso tho difficult s Botha. The collision occurred oil ?U if night's sleep. 25o, GOc, or $1. n the Isle of Wight. lH#lf if "I r~~ itf*C The Mcndi was a British steamer J VA^^D J of 4,230 tons gross, built iu ('.las n gow in l!?or, and owned by the llrlt- ADVERTISED LETT ish & African Steam Navigation com- ... ,, ... ... ,, Miss Sallie A. Bosom, Mi v pany. Ltd., of Liverpool (the Eldei ... ... , .. > 7 Mackney, Miss Safey Odo Dempster company.) . ... Aney \N ittiomes. Miss ? Perry, Mrs. Hnskel Perry, ] SCOTT NEARING OFFERS Ilwain. Miss Mard Medle, 1 ?, RESIGNATION AT TOLEDO jos. Bird Kinder. Miss Dar , Toledo, Ohio. March 10.?Declar- birk, Mrs. Salver Eleis. It. ing that he is hampered in his work Miss Einer Bell, Miss " by an clement clamoring for war be- Small. B. J. Barnes, o tween the United States and Ger When calling for above g many, Scott Nearing, professor of tised. JAS. F. Hl'NTEH economics in Toledo university. ? tenedered his resignation yesterday. Professor Nearing has been criti- WHAT I! cized severely recently because of his _ gm ws "v dZtt ,f attitude in the submarine situation, I WW on which h?> has made several W^ KB HH I e speeches. He came here aliout a JpiA K | ? year and a half ago from the University of Pennsylvania. i LAXF0S ,S AN ,MPR0VED 1 ? A Digestive La; ? I CATHARTIC AND LIVER 1 STATE LAWS NULLIFIED Lax-Fos is not a Secret orP BY THE FEDERAL STATUTE cine but is composed of tie ,?, Charleston. W Va March ""-''caSCARA BARK .r Although the West \ lrginia lemsla- blue FLAG roc d ture at its recent session passed a rhubarb rool 17 i.iu ..-^.a-i l ??m ? iim ii ?>uui\l |iVI UiM l^cll U ?I II 111 I ~ male to bring into the State one BLACK ROOT J quart of li<|uor a month, Unitecj APPLE RO' *r States District Attorney William C?i Ilarnhart has announced that the _ _ AND PEPSIN ,r .... .. . . In Lax-Fos theCASCARA is n y bone dry bill recently passed by the a(Wition of these (liResti i- congress renders the West Virginia ents making it better than on f law invalid and that he will arrest cara , and thus the combinat ?- all violators of the federal law. As i 8Sa)stimulating laxative , , tic but also as a digestive ant the West Virginia quart-a-mont h law l Syrup laxatives are weak, bi 8 becomes effective May 1, importa combines strength with pal tions may be made from that date *naUc taste and does not grij ... . , , . .. . . , . . ! the stomach. One bottle until July 1, when the federal act be- i La,.Fo? is invaluable ior c comes effective. Indigestion or Torpid Liver. the Crowds go to iroceries ream of Customers pouring ng that the public knows sceries for the Least Money sy, and Real Values he others. You can fool aii me, but you can't convince le best groceries in Lancastei nade better, Ply ler'swilldo it. lash Stores er, Proprietor Midwaj 206 # ' I * WJWHIAVW.t&W ? . n Jinutes lo Htornacfaa '>lic syrups, 1 Rp-O-ltub" t. Tho va:h, eh king breathing, urea a so and 00. ALVE 'KKS. ss Larnier soni, Misti Maryalice Henry Mc >UV18 laUl? y Fun tierA. Cask?y? Rertha say ailver. P. M. 9S :ascara NATIVE rONIC att-nt Medi s: C DT r OT ? mproved by ve ingrediilinarv Casion acts not and catharl liver tonic, ut Lax-Fos atable, aro>e or disturb will prove onstipation, Price 50c. I I ! * I * < i i 3 tr <? '